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Book Title: Grand Ambition : An Extraordinary Yacht, the People Who Built It, and the Millionaire Who Can't Really Afford It
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: G. Bruce Knecht
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Boating, Special Interest / Adventure, Sailing, Corporate Finance / Venture Capital, Ships & Shipbuilding / General, Business
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Transportation, Business & Economics, Sports & Recreation
Item Weight: 9.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
